Fagaceae Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd.
Tanoak
Pomo - Food, Porridge
Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 12
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Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd.
Scientific name: Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd.
USDA symbol: LIDED2 (
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Common names: Tanoak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Pomo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Moldy acorns mixed with whitened dried acorns and made into a mush.
RECRD: 20547 id: 20521